Farmers' Bulletin 1123. 



not been sufficient to serve as a strict guide, 

 of one species only are more satisfactory: 



Ordinarily, plantings 



Hardwood mixtures for planting. 



Cottonwood and silver maple. 

 Cotton wood and green ash. 

 Honey locust and hackberry. 

 Honey locust and green ash. 

 White elm and hackberry. 

 White elm and green ash. 

 White elm and white ash. 

 Black walnut and green ash. 

 Black walnut and hackberry. 

 Black walnut and hickory. 

 Black walnut and white oak. 

 Black walnut and white ash. 

 Black locust and yellow poplar. 

 Black locust and white oak. 



Black locust and boxelder. 



Black locust and hickory. 



Yellow poplar and white oak. 



Yellow poplar and hard maple. 



Yellow poplar and hickory. 



Red gum and white oak. 



Red gum and hickory. 



Red gum and beech. 



Green or white ash and hackberry. 



Green or white ash and hickory. 



Red oak and basswood. 



Red oak and white oak. 



Red oak and hard maple. 



Red oak and hickory. 



LOCATION OF PLANTATION OR WINDBREAK. 



Generally speaking, unless intended for windbreaks, plantations 

 should be located on the poorest soil of the farm, that least suited to 



the production of ag- 

 ricultural crops. Hill- 

 sides and poorly 

 drained or rocky or 

 sandy situations 

 should be selected, if 

 there are such. Cor- 

 ners of the farm cut 

 off by a stream or rail- 

 road may be chosen. 

 If there are no such 

 situations on the farm, 

 the plantation should 

 be located near the 

 buildings, where it will 

 not only be conven- 

 ient but will serve as 

 a windbreak. 



Windbreaks for pro- 

 tection of the home 

 and buildings- should 

 be located on that 

 side of the buildings 

 and the stock-feeding 

 yards against which the prevailing winter winds blow. If a narrow 

 windbreak of only a few rows is planted, it should be several rods away 



FIG. 1. Red oak and chestnut plantation. Strafiord County, N. H. 



